Thomas Brenner, 27, was arrested on Tuesday.

NYACK - A man was caught hiding in a closet in a Nyack home he had broken into to steal copper pipes on Tuesday, police said.

Thomas Brenner, a resident of Daytona Beach, Florida, was arrested after he fled the home on Depew Avenue and fought with officers who found him nearby, Orangetown police said today.

Police said they were called shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday by a Nyack resident who told them he returned home and found a man hiding in a closet in his living room. Brenner, 27, then grabbed a backpack and ran out of the house, police said.

The resident gave officers a description of the suspect, who was found on a nearby street, police said. Brenner was combative and fought with officers as they arrested him, police said.

Brenner was found with copper plumbing fittings from the house, which is undergoing renovations, police said. He is also accused of having a debit card that was reported stolen by a Clarkstown resident, as well as three glass pipes with marijuana.

Brenner was arraigned in Nyack Village Court on felony charges of third-degree burglary and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, as well as misdemeanor charges of fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and resisting arrest. He also faces violations for disorderly conduct and unlawful possession of marijuana.